Local surgeon's NC Medical Board hearing postponed

Published: Friday, October 25, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, October 25, 2013 at 4:32 p.m.

A N.C. Medical Board hearing for a local doctor who performs controversial surgeries has been moved from this month to December.

Charges from the board claim Dr. Michael Rosner performed the surgeries — some on patients who didn’t need them — for years. He was set to appear before the board Oct. 17.

Rosner’s attorney, Scott Stevenson, requested the trial be continued until Dec. 12 due to a conflict of scheduling with another case he is working on that involves arbitration. He also said that due to his busy trial schedule this year, “counsel for Dr. Rosner has not had adequate time to conduct discovery and prepare for the hearing.”

The hearing will be held at 8 a.m. Dec. 12. The order for its continuance from the October calendar states that this will be the last postponement.

Rosner performed decompression surgery on patients in 2011, when independent neurologists did not find the indications for surgery, according to a board review released earlier this year. In addition, the board’s certified radiologist showed none of the patients possessed radiological evidence for the decompression surgery. Decompression surgery relieves compression of the spinal cord or spinal nerves.

<p>A N.C. Medical Board hearing for a local doctor who performs controversial surgeries has been moved from this month to December. </p><p>Charges from the board claim Dr. Michael Rosner performed the surgeries — some on patients who didn't need them — for years. He was set to appear before the board Oct. 17.</p><p>Rosner's attorney, Scott Stevenson, requested the trial be continued until Dec. 12 due to a conflict of scheduling with another case he is working on that involves arbitration. He also said that due to his busy trial schedule this year, “counsel for Dr. Rosner has not had adequate time to conduct discovery and prepare for the hearing.”</p><p>The hearing will be held at 8 a.m. Dec. 12. The order for its continuance from the October calendar states that this will be the last postponement. </p><p>Rosner performed decompression surgery on patients in 2011, when independent neurologists did not find the indications for surgery, according to a board review released earlier this year. In addition, the board's certified radiologist showed none of the patients possessed radiological evidence for the decompression surgery. Decompression surgery relieves compression of the spinal cord or spinal nerves.</p>